# Accident 19890918035329A: Bell 47G3B2, Monitor, WA, September 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1989, 07:35 local time
- Place: Monitor, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GFHG
- Location: 47.4698° N, 120.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4698&lon=-120.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83111, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 508 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH AN APPLE ORCHARD WIND MACHINE DURING A LOW LEVEL SPRAY RUN. WAS BLINDED BY RISING SUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA175), Sep 18, 1989: Bell 47G3B2 (N83111), Monitor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT SEPARATION FROM OBSTACLES ON THE GROUND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BRIGHT GLARE FROM THE RISING SUN.

## Other reports on N83111 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730619015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619015869A), Jun 19, 1973: Bell 47G3B2A (N83111), Luna, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pax deplaned in confined area. Plt didnt insure he had clrd area bfor tkof.m/r blade hit pax.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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